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Speaker 1: Welcome to Kraken This Morning, a presentation of the Kraken

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Speaker 1: Audio Network, Ken Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR FM.

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Speaker 1: Here's Mike Benton.

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Speaker 2: A three prong version of Kracken This Morning coming your

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Speaker 2: way on a Tuesday, March twenty fourth, Mike Benton with

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Speaker 2: you as a crack and gets set to take on

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Speaker 2: the Florida Panthers. It will be the second and final

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Speaker 2: matchup of the regular season series coming up. Can the

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Speaker 2: Kraken make Amrabank Arena finally a place to turn their

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Speaker 2: road trip around? They are out to an zero to

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Speaker 2: two start, coming off a defeat to the Columbus Blue

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Speaker 2: Jackets when would give them a regular season sweep over

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Speaker 2: Florida and four wins in five games in the Sunshine States.

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Speaker 2: Pretty busy matters going on here for the last couple

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Speaker 2: of days. First off, we will hear from forward Zelly

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Speaker 2: Tulvenen and Coppocaco big news surrounding their potential homecoming next

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Speaker 2: year in Finland, when the Kraken will play two games

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Speaker 2: in Helsinki as part of the NHL Global Series and

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Speaker 2: for Coaco and Tolvenen a great chance to showcase their

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Speaker 2: best in their own home country in a two game

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Speaker 2: series coming up next November against the Carolina Hurricanes. Additionally,

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Speaker 2: defenseman Adam Larson set to playing game number one thousand

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Speaker 2: of his NHL career coming up this evening, and we'll

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Speaker 2: talk more with Larson in our latest Meet the Kraken series,

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Speaker 2: including his transition into life as a father and also

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Speaker 2: experience picked up from this last summer as part of

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Speaker 2: the World Championships. Adam Larson approaching game one thousand here

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Speaker 2: for this evening, we'll dive into more of the player

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Speaker 2: and the human being off the ice, and our latest

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Speaker 2: Meet the Kraken series coming up in just a bit,

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Speaker 2: recapping matters first off back on Saturday. Not exactly as

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Speaker 2: planned out of the gate and the sluggish dark cost

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Speaker 2: the Kraken, dearly falling behind three to nothing, eventually a

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Speaker 2: hole too deep to climb out of as they fell

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Speaker 2: five two to the Columbus Blue Jackets and their second

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Speaker 2: and final matchup at Nationwide Arena, Danton Heinen Damon Severs

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Speaker 2: said Matthew Olivier Eave scored in the first fifteen minutes

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Speaker 2: and sixteen seconds of the contest. Vince Dunn got the

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Speaker 2: Kraken on the board. One oh one later, Coppocaco added

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Speaker 2: a power play goal, but the Blue Jackets sped away

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Speaker 2: after that, Kent Johnson's scoring at nine thirty three a

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Speaker 2: period two, and Cole Sillinger wrapped matters up with an

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Speaker 2: hole that has gotten a bit deeper now and they're

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Speaker 2: deficit to catch the second wildcard spot in the Western

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Speaker 2: Conference playoff race. They stand four points back of the

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Speaker 2: Nashville Predators and two points back as well of the

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Speaker 2: Los Angeles Kings. After that, the Kraken spending two days

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Speaker 2: off in Florida. All around that, on Monday, the ownership

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Speaker 2: group of the Kraken, led by Samantha Holloway, announcing a

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Speaker 2: brand new parent brand overseeing the Seattle Kraken Climate Pledgarina

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Speaker 2: One Roof Foundation, Cracken Community ice Plex, the partnership with

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Speaker 2: the City of Seattle and Seattle Public Schools. Of course,

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Speaker 2: in the redevelopment process here of new Memorial Stadium at

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Speaker 2: Seattle Center, and of course the enterprise's interest in the

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Speaker 2: American Hockey leagues Coachella Valley Firebirds and Accrasure Arena. The

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Speaker 2: Umbrella Company will be called One roof Sports and Entertainment.

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Speaker 2: In a statement Monday, One Room Sports and Entertainment announcing

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Speaker 2: the agreement is on a quote pre planned ownership transition

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Speaker 2: designed to enable the pursuit of future opportunities end quote.

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Speaker 2: All the way saying in a statement, quote, increasing our

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Speaker 2: ownership in Climate Pledge arena allows us to consolidate operations

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Speaker 2: and sets us up for future opportunities end quotes. More

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Speaker 2: info on this, by the way at one roofs dot com.

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Speaker 2: With this going down, also the crack And making plans

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Speaker 2: for a global experience the team in the NHL, announcing

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Speaker 2: early Monday morning, the crack And will take on the

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Speaker 2: Carolina Hurricanes for two games next season in Finland as

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Speaker 2: part of the NHL Globals Series, going down in Helsinki

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Speaker 2: November twelfth and fourteenth at the famed Vecas Arena. It

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Speaker 2: will certainly be a magical, memorable and emotional homecoming for

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Speaker 2: Coppocaco and assuming these days after his contract year, Elie Toulvenen,

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Speaker 2: along with players such as Sebastian Ajo and Yesperry Coconaemi

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Speaker 2: So plenty of potentially loaded storylines coming up here for

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Speaker 2: this first ever trip of the Kraken overseas into European

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Speaker 2: such as Germany, Chechia, Sweden and much more. Certainly an

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Speaker 2: amazing opportunity for the Kraken, the Hurricanes, and the NHL

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Speaker 2: get to see much NHL hockey on a live basis. Well,

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Speaker 2: it was got out and the Kraken reacted Monday in Florida,

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Speaker 3: First time there for me with the with the you know,

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Speaker 4: Did you ever have the chance to watch a game

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Speaker 3: I mean I was, I was never I got there

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Speaker 3: it's gonna be more fun. But uh, Yeah, what do

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Speaker 4: It means to the community and kind of the hockey

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's a it's a big one over there.

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Speaker 3: You know, they they love hockey. I mean it's kind

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Speaker 5: Hockey culture. Just how big is that hockey culture in Finland?

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Speaker 5: And when you were growing up, who are you watching

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I woulday from the same city with him,

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Speaker 3: And I mean it's it's a you know, big thing.

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Speaker 4: I know you're obviously not from Helsinki, but what are

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Speaker 4: Guys, got one more for you really quick. On Lars

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Speaker 3: Yeah, great guy, Crede guy was it's been It's been

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Speaker 4: What do you notice about how he kind of takes

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Speaker 2: You can basically mark it down as a once in

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Speaker 6: Dream of playing in ANHL game in Finland and have

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Speaker 6: and he'll sink it too, it's a it's spiritual.

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Speaker 4: What is the like hockey culture like there? What do

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Speaker 6: Well, I think it's gonna be huge.

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Speaker 6: You know, I think it's cool for you know, see

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Speaker 5: Players to go. There were some of the guys you

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Speaker 6: Yeah, well I remember when Anaheim played Team Masanu for sure.

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Speaker 6: You know, it's one of the biggest starts in Finnish hockey,

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Speaker 2: This isn't just for the players, coaches and staff. This

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Speaker 2: of course is going to be for the fans as well.

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Speaker 2: And the cool part about this and tour opportunities will

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Speaker 2: be coming, which will include flights, hotelccommodations, fan and player events,

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Speaker 2: Coming up the Crack and facing Florida for their second

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Speaker 2: Berth and the Kraken into Florida to celebrate a milestone

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Speaker 2: for the Big Cat. Adam Larson set to playing game

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Speaker 2: number one thousand of his NHL career, previously with New

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Speaker 2: But life has certainly in Shane since Larson was a

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Speaker 8: Easy to uh to leave howk at the rink? When

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Speaker 9: Als Alba as a sleeper these days.

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Speaker 8: She's good, she's good. Yeah, that's good news for everybody. Yeah,

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Speaker 9: So then, what's the best piece of advice that you

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Speaker 8: Well, we're still in the in the early stage, or

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Speaker 9: How far along are you to think of what kind

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Speaker 9: So dun's all set. If you can give me three

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Speaker 9: He's a veteran more in more ways than one.

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Speaker 8: I always say, it's just the way I play too.

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Speaker 2: It's often said players would do anything to play just

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Speaker 2: saying in a statement that'll be taken a temporary leave

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Speaker 2: Stanley Cup championships. So Game two of the regular season series,

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Speaker 2: on today. Once again we will be on the air

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Speaker 2: four pm Pacific time for the opening face off, your

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Speaker 2: pregame show served up by Frost Brewed Corse Light Shows.

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Speaker 2: Chill is at three thirty. Ever it fits you, Al

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Speaker 2: Koniski in the booth in Sunrise, Florida, I'll join you

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Speaker 2: once again on site at thirty two Bar and Grill

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Speaker 2: at Crack in Community ice Plex. We certainly hope that

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Speaker 2: you can join us enjoy the game. For Cracking this morning,

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Speaker 2: I'm Mike Benton.

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